This is an extraordinarily long and impressive list of famous people of Lincolnshire from all walks of life, history, literature, science, entertainment, journalism and sport - who were born or residing in the county.
Alfred Lord Tennyson, the Poet Laureate, after William Wordsworth was born, six miles from Horncastle in the Wolds village of Somersby. According to local legend, Tennyson seemed to have an aversion to the city and said: "Of all the horror, a small country townI seem to be the greatest. "James Fenton, poet, journalist and literary critic, was born in Lincoln.
Grantham, was the birthplace of several famous people such as scientists and explorers, Sir Isaac Newton, the former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, and radio and TV star Nicholas Parsons.
George Boole who was the pioneer of the Boolean algebra and binary notation was born in Lincoln in 1815. It 'was his discovery that the death would take many decades after hisToday's computers as possible.
The actor Eric Thompson, perhaps best known as the narrator of the 1960 children's TV series "The Magic Roundabout", was born in 1929 in Sleaford. It 'was the father of award-winning actress Emma Thompson. Jennifer Saunders, the, comic actress and writer (French and Saunders, Absolutely Fabulous) was born in Sleaford, while Jim Broadbent, the Oscar-winning actor was born in 1949th Wickenby Bernie Taupin, songwriter Elton John, wasBorn on Anwick towards Horncastle. One of the best actors of the English, John Hurt went to Lincoln School. Jonathan Kerrigan in ITV drama Heartbeat fame is, of Lincoln, as Jason Bradbury, comedian and TV host.
Some famous people in Lincolnshire, the Lincoln School are visiting, Mark Byford, a deputy director general of the BBC, Peter Day, BBC channels, Steve Race, radio stations and host of Radio 4 program, My Music, Alex Henshaw, Chief Test SpitfirePilot and Sir Neville Marriner, conductor, has conducted and arranged the music for the film Amadeus.
Sir John Franklin, Captain, explorer and later governor of Tasmania, was born in Spilsby, while George Bass, who helped map the coast of Australia in 1797, was born in Aswarby. Cecil Rhodes, the famous explorer and entrepreneur spent part of his childhood in the house in Sleaford.
The athletes are football players Joe Baker, Lee Chapman (Lincoln), GaryCrosby and Mark Wallington (Sleaford). Tennis star Daniel Cox, cricket umpire Darrell Hair International, equestrian and author Rose Marie Halpenny and Olympic swimming medalist Paul Palmer all hail from Lincoln.
Some other notable residents include Horncastle Peter "Biff" Byford, singer of the heavy rock band Saxon, Henry Simpson Lunn, religious leader and founder of half of the Lunn Poly chain of travel agencies and William Marwood, Executioner.
The list is by no meansexhaustive list of famous people in Lincolnshire!
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